Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-05
B0ULANGER ON THE LINE
A STRATEGIC Reconnaissance
FROM NERDUN.


Huts at CorCieux The Berlin Post
| Denies That Emperor William Said
| There Won d BE No War,
| BERLIN, Feb. 4.--Berlin papers report
! that GEN. Boulanger, the French War
! Minister, made flying visit to the forti-
| fed town OF Nerduu to-day, ana that he
rode as far as Amanweiler on the Ger
man frontier, making a strategic recon-
noissance. Frontier advices contradict
the version of the Paris press that the OBJ
ject of the construction of military huts
at COreieuX is to accommodate invalid
soldiers at the frontier forts. On the con-
trary, the dispatches say the cavalry now
going to the huts do not form part of the
garrison FORCES.
| In tinanclal circles ii was reported to.
day that Crown Prince Frederick Will
| liam, at the court ball yesterday, spoke
! hopefully Of the outlook for peace. The
! operators on the Bourse, in the absence
OF adverse rumors, bought back largely
! today. FrUsSlan consOls recovered =
per cent. and Russian }s to "A. Hungarian
| and Italian We're l per cent. higher, and
| credit anstalt recovered 4 marks.
The Berlin Post denies that Emperor
! William, in recently denying at a receD-
out for rifle drill, declared that there
would be no war. All that the Emperor
said. according to the Post, was that 1t
was necessary Tor the reserves to learn to
handle the new repeating rifle.
Prince Hghenlohe, Governor OF Alsace
and Lorraine, will give grand ball at
Metz ON Monday AID a dinner at Slras-
bOurg on Wednesday in honor OF the Com
mlttee OF the Provincial Assembly.
The Conservatives NAtiOnal- l. bpral
alilion has issued second manifesto de-
claring the country to be in danger OF a
war OF revenge with their hereditary en-
emies, who are jubllaut at seeing Ger
many torn by conflicting parties. The
manifesto says acceptance of the septen-
nate means peace and tnat its rejection
means war. 1t impores the electors to
vote for the salvation OF Germany.
STOCKS FIRM.
LONDON, Feb. 4-StOcks opened firm
and then became panlcky. Sellers were
largely in excess of buyers, aud prices
receded rapidly. ConsOls and Russian
and Egyptian securities all fell. Ameri-
can railway securities were fiat and de-
pressed at noon. After prices had fallen
below those of Yesterday there was a re-
coveTy, and at l O'Clock this afternoon
| everything had better tendency. There
was bidding all round. especially for
consOis were quoted at 1905 for both
money and account, an advance of a for
money and "a for account over yester-
| days quotations.
After the close of the Stock Exchange
the tendency improved all around.
| Foreign securities were firm and Ameri-
| cans became strong.
BETTER FEELING AT PARIS.
PARIS, Feb. 4.--'rhe feeling on the
Bourse today was generally better
Brokers still hesitated TO do business,
| however, and we're waiting until more is
| known about the settlement of the cur
| rent account.
Count Won Munster, the German Am
bassador, visited NJ. Flourens, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, yesterday, and received
a renewal of the assurance Of the pacific
intentions of France toward Germany. 1t
is stated that Germany has not made any
complaint OF the armaments which
France has been making.
THE WORK OF sPECULATORs.
NJ. LaCroix intimated in the lobby of
the Chamber OF Deputies to-day that he
intended to put question to Premier
Goblet in order to give him a chance to
make a public statement regarding the
political situation. NJ. Goblet, on re-
celving the notice from M. LaCroix, re-
piled that he considered discussion on
that subject unnecessary after the re-
peated declarations by himself and NJ.
deFreyciDet that the sentiments and
policy of France were pc "itic, and that If
fresh declarations were Unnecessary from
political point CT view, they were
equally 80 in the financial world. He
ADDED that he had 4 conviction, sup
ported by undOu bted evidence, that the
BOuTse panic was exclusively the work
Of spectators. On receiving this reply,
NJ. LaCroiX announced his intention Of
questioning the Premier.
Gen. Boulanger denies that any official
in the War Office has SAID that the mobili-
cation OF the French troops was immi-
nent. 1t is semi.otiiciallv denied that the
French reserves in England have been
recalled
At meeting OF the Left Centre party
in the Senate yesterday NJ. Dauphinot,
President, said he was firmly convinced
that peace would be preserved.
BOULANGER ASKED TO RESIGN.
NJ. DeCassallac in his paper, LAuto-
rite, appeals to Gen. BOulanger, who, be
SAYS, has "dreamt" too openly OF bis
country's greatness, TO resign IN order to
preserve France from the horrors OF war.
the appeal continues: "YOur spontane-
Ous departure will show that we are de-
termlned 10 do everything possible Tor
peace. II, then, il Is seen that yOuf name
was merely pretext for this RratuItOus
and dishonest quarrel, we will not be the
last 10 acclaim You our leader against our
implacable enemy"
GERMANY's PEACE DECLARATIONS.
The journal des Debats has a telegram
from st. Petersburg saying that Emperor
William, in reply TO message from the
Car, has stated that Germany has no in
tention OF attacking France, and that
Prince Bismarck has sent similar dis
patcn 10 NJ. Dsljiefs, the Russian Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs. The contents Of
both dispatches, the Journals cores
pondent says, were communicated 10 NJ.
La Boulaye, the French Ambassador at
st. Petersburg.
vIENSA's BOUEsH GAINED.
VIENNA, Feb. 4.--Fhe bJurse was
calmer to-day.
PRINCE HoHENZoLLERN's CLAIMS.
DUSSELDORF, Feb. A number OF IN
fuential Catholic electors, including
Painter Acheibach, Count Beiszel and
Baron Scbell. have published manifesto
in favor OF the election 10 the Reichstag
OF the Prince OF HOhenzolleru, who is a
supporter OF the septennate bill.
PRINTING OFFICES sEIZED.
BERLIN, Feb. 4.-The police OF Metz